Bedpan



BEDPAN 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May 28, 1931 Aug. 23, 1932. G. w. RANDALL BEDPAN Filed May 28, 1951 2.' Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 23, 1932Y Y UNITED STATES f GEORGE W. RANDALL, or wAsHINeromr-srnrcr or oonUinBIAA 1 ,121?

BEDPAN Application led May 28,

This invention relates to a bed pan, one of the objects being to provide a device of this character by means of which certain classes of patients can bring themselves to sitting postures thereon and thereby relieve lthe attendant nurses from much of the heavy lift- Ving otherwise required of them. l

A further objectV is to provide a structure utilizing an outer housing orbody portion and a removable container therein, it being possible to use both jointly or to use the container independently of the other portions of the device.

Another object is to provide'both the housing and the container with Y.closures for seal-V ing them after use andpreventing the escape of odors into the room when it is impossible to promptly remove the complete device or the container from the room. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section.

Figure 2 is a plan view. l

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3, Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on line 1 -4, Figure 3.

Referring to the figures by charactersof reference, 1 designates a box-like main portion of a housing openV at one end while its other end is formed with an extension 2 the edge of which can be rounded as at 3 while the top is inclined upwardly from said edge to the top of the main portion 1. An opening 4 is formed in the top of the main portion and can be closed by lids 5 hingedly connected to 'the sides of the housing andadapted to rest,V

snugly on the top when in closed position so as to practically seal the opening.

The housing has standards at the sides thereof to which are secured side rails 7 con` 193i. serial `no.lagunas. l A nected at their front.z ends by a' cross' rail '8. Grips 9 are located at the back'ends 'of' the side rails. Y y j A removable container110 is insertable into.

thehousing throughthe open'fend thereof andE u Y Y has a tapered extensionA 11 adapted-toibo' seated in the extension `2. `The 'outer'endof'v the lcontainer acts to* close the openiv end of the hou-sing,`there being flanges 12` provided for that purpose. The container 'is operatedj like a drawer and canbe pulled Quitand..`

pushed in by means of ahandle 13,-.V

.Y Side flanges 14 are formed on the container at theto-p thereof and constitute jsideggrips whereby Ythe containercan be carried readily.l

VSlides 15 'are movably mounted under 'these grips inslots 16 formed in the sides lof 'the container and these-slides work inguideslf; c provided therefor inithe container. .Flanges, 18 are carried by the slides and serve to'closethesl'ots when `the slides arepu'shedl toward each-other.` Knobs'19 ycan be connected to thef slides to facilitate-their operation. An opening 20 is? formed in the topfof container 10 where Ait will lie directly'under openingvrt and when the two slides 15 are pushed toward each other they will come toeV A getherV at 4their inner ends ll'ieneath the openl ing and close the ,top of the container. j The entire device can be made of light mab' terial and can be'placed'on a bedwiththe extension 2 projecting under` thev patient. c

The patient by pulling on the grips 9 canV i thenrbe brought readilyjto a sitting posture on the main portion 1, it being understood that the. lids 5 are first swung upwardly/and laterally against standards 6. The slides 15 rare also first nro-ved toopen positions.

After there is no .furtherfuse for the device and the patient has vbeen restored to a reclining position, the lidsV 5 can be closed andthe entire device. setiaside. The container can means of the side flanges 14 andvit is possible be used independently of the housing as will .1

be obvious. VItV can be handled readily lby y vkreadily to shift the slides either to open or to seal the container.

What is claimed is: Y Y Y Y 1. A bed pan including a portable housing 5 having an extension, there being an opening Y yin the top of the housing, hinged covers for the opening in the top of the housing, a con` tainergremovably@mounted in the housing kand vhaving a top opening, and side slots, 10 slides inthe slotsfor closing the top opening therein, and" side flanges on the container overhanging the outer ends of the slides o. when closed. Y 2. A device of the class described including l5 a portable housing having an extension, side rails-connected to the housing, there being an opening infthey top .of theV housing, hinged covers for the opening in the top of the heus` ing,` afcontainerl removably mounted in the 2 9, housing and having a topopening, Vand side' slots, slides inthe slots for, closing thetop opening, guides"'therefor,f means on the slides for f'closing. `the slots when `the opening is olosedpand-flanges on the container overlying 135,-', thefouter ends of the slides When closed and orining.grip;s'.f 3. In a deviceof the class described a cony tainer; having lanfopening in the top thereof v andan-inclined'extensionat one end, slots inv thesides'ofjthe container, guides, slides :in the Y l slots andguides for closing said slotsand the` n opening, and side grips on the container over-A lying. the outer ends of the slideswhen closed.V s. 4` `In a bed-pan a container having an open'- 'g ing lin. thetop thereof Aand fan inclined exten-Y V sion at'one` end; slots l.inthe 'sides fof the con'- tainer, slidesin the'slo'tsffor closing saidslots 'and the. opening,vandY side gripsQonrthe con'- tainer overlying'theouter ends-.of the slides v. .',Wh`en closed.i? f A i Y 1 5Intestilno'ny that I" claiin the foregoing asV my ovyn, I 'have hereto-aiiixed Irrvsigature.V V l f IGEORGE W. `RANDALL. 

